Oakes Profile - Brewver

Slight haze, pale amber. Thick head. Aroma is piney with blackberry and lychee, a nice and unusual combination. On the palate, it’s similar but with a chewy bitterness, thick malt and lots of alcohol, all of which seem to inhibit tha hop note.

Tried from Can from The Gull Liquor Store on 17 Jan 2026 at 01:02

8.3

Oakes (33493) reviewed Neither / Nor (2022) from Floodland Brewing 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Hazy, dullish colour, with a bit of a head. There's a bright stone fruit character, juicy, light yeastiness, soft body. There's a little bit of bitterness in the finish. There's a fair bit of oak on this as well, which is nice. I love the complexity here.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2026 at 03:56

8.8

Oakes (33493) reviewed The River of Oblivion from Holy Mountain Brewing Company 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Pours quite dark, inky, not much head. The aroma is fantastic, lots of bourbon, rich chocolate, light brown sugar accents, and some toasted coconut as well. Good body, loaded with coconut. There's a bit of vanilla, lots of chocolate. The bourbon lends some alcohol in the finish, which cuts the sugars a bit. Beautiful balance. Excellent barrel treatment. Fantastic stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2026 at 03:01

Oakes added a new brewery: Hop Creek Brewing located in Canada
3 weeks ago

3.1

Oakes (33493) reviewed Canadian Pale Ale from Banter & Co Brewing 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 1 | Overall - 3

Opaque and dull. But with a thick head. Harsh, cabbagey, soupy, I don’t know what’s wrong here, precisely, but this is a miss. And not close. Sweet jesus. You can tell just by looking at it. I’m guessing something in the canning process, as there might have actually been a beer here at one point.

Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2026 at 04:55

Oakes added a new beer Canadian Pale Ale by Banter & Co Brewing
3 weeks ago

7.3

Oakes (33493) reviewed Triple Bloodbath from Third Moon Brewing Co. 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Good excuse to listen to some Bloodbath, a band I haven't listened to in a while. Opaque, with a fairly thick head. But it's a touch dull, too. Aroma is in a gooseberry/pear direction, maybe white peach, but those bright type of fruit aromas. On the palate, it's got a creamy body, and an orangey hop character, with peach, pear, lychee. Some alcohol late, as expected. Fairly well balanced. As hazy TIPAs go, this is good.

Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2026 at 06:42

8.3

Oakes (33493) reviewed Mild & Cool Smoked Lager from Gold Dot Beer 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Dark, golden-amber colour with beautiful effervescence and a thick head. Damn near perfect. Appetizing beech smoke aroma. Good bitterness, sweet toffee malts, and a rich smoke character. Well balanced, rich smoke, excellent rauchbier.

Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2026 at 06:16

Oakes has a new country beer tick achievement

Level 8 for Poland ticks with a total of 150 from this country.
Dwójniak Kormoran from Mazurskie Miody was the one that did it!
3 weeks ago

7.8

Oakes (33493) reviewed Dwójniak Kormoran from Mazurskie Miody 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Nice, slightly floral honey nose. Dark golden colour. Sweet, lighter body because of the ratio, but floral, vibrant. Some alcohol late, but it's well-balanced.

Tried on 10 Jan 2026 at 05:00